Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sherry Klein Heitler, J.), entered on or about December 13, 2013, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims as against it, unanimously modified, on the law, to grant the motion to the extent of dismissing plaintiffs’ claims related to defendant Georgia-Pacific LLC’s (defendant) wallboard products allegedly containing asbestos, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.

The complaint alleges that plaintiff William Berensmann was exposed to asbestos-containing sheetrock and joint compound manufactured by,…